About

Provided by Quinlan Partners

Litigation Support – Business Intelligence & Investigations

Facts, evidence, and investigative intelligence that alter dispute outcomes.

Complex disputes demand rigorous and sophisticated investigation. Quinlan Partners provides attorneys and their clients with the critical intelligence needed to advance their interests and prevail in high-stakes commercial litigation, white-collar-defense and arbitration matters.

Solutions are tailored to case strategy and needs. Our work could include broad, no-stone-unturned background investigations or highly targeted investigations focused on specific allegations, time periods, or connections between people and events. Our global reach helps clients gather intelligence across jurisdictions.

Our capabilities also include discreet, source-level interviews that surface facts unavailable through public records alone. We help legal teams gather context, corroboration, and leads, without requiring counsel to engage directly. Our work yields critical insights that strengthen a case, inform strategy, or open new investigative paths, all while maintaining appropriate separation between investigator and attorney.

Attorneys integrate our findings throughout the litigation lifecycle. We understand of how information must be collected to ensure it can be effectively used in court.. From early case assessment to deposition prep to settlement negotiations to judgement enforcement, we deliver actionable intelligence when it matters most

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Business Intelligence & Investigations - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Quinlan is an investigations and business intelligence firm that prides itself on impressive experience in investigative journalism. Its group of specialists are on hand to deep-dive into background investigations, civil and criminal litigation support as well as fraud issues. Quinlan often works alongside top global law firms and in response to key US regulatory body investigations.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Dorothy Baker
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Dorothy Baker
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Dorothy Baker has long held senior positions at investigative organisations. She leverages her considerable expertise to carry out important due diligence and advise on major litigation. Baker is an expert in public record and social media research and has extensive experience conducting sensitive interviews with relevant witnesses.

Dorothy is well prepared to communicate investigative results and has a high degree of business acumen.

Dorothy is fantastic to work with. She provides thoughtful, strategic advice from the outset. She anticipates needs and is incredibly responsive.

I believe that Dorothy Baker is an exceptional asset on highly complex litigation matters requiring sophisticated investigative work.

I really enjoy working with Dorothy. She is smart and responsive.

Dorothy Baker is one of the most talented investigators I have ever worked with. She has excellent industry contacts.

Lisa Silverman
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Lisa Silverman
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Lisa Silverman joined Quinlan Partners in June 2026 from K2 Integrity, where she was senior managing director. Silverman applies her deep experience to complex, often cross-border investigations related to fraud, due diligence, shareholder activism and cybercrime.

Lisa instinctively knows what matters in a given situation and she focused her research and analysis effort on those things, leading to more useful and actionable work product.

Lisa is excellent. She is always responsive, always realistic, and does an excellent job of identifying the issues that matter and separating them from everything else.

Lisa delivers a very comprehensive and thorough work product.

Paul Quinlan
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Paul Quinlan
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Paul Quinlan is the CEO and founder of Quinlan Partners. Quinlan draws upon a wealth of experience from his journalistic career prior to founding Quinlan to guide clients through high-stakes disputes, investigations and due diligence inquiries.

Paul tailors the assignment according to our needs and has very good insights, particularly on the executive and strategic partnership side.

Paul is great. He is responsive, sophisticated, easy to work with, and delivers what he says he can.

Paul Quinlan is an excellent private equity transactional investigator.

Ranked Individuals at
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USA - Nationwide

Business Intelligence & Investigations

Dorothy Baker
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Dorothy Baker
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Band 2
Lisa Silverman
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Lisa Silverman
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Band 2
Paul Quinlan
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Paul Quinlan
Head of Business Intelligence & Investigations
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Band 2

Members

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Dorothy Baker

Dorothy Baker

Head of Department

Paul Quinlan

Paul Quinlan

Head of Department